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    TORREYA CALIFORNICA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but with a strong turpentine flavorplay

    Synonyms:

    California nutmeg; nutmeg-yew; Torreya californica

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    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Torreya californica" is a kind of...):

    yew (any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves)

    Holonyms ("Torreya californica" is a member of...):

    genus Torreya; Torreya (nutmeg-yews)

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